Customer gifts, chemical or seed company merchandise and farm show give aways don’t have to be boring or repetitive The post The case for better farmer swag appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorOp/Ed & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
The people drafting Canadian agriculture policy should understand agriculture and how said policy will impact the day-to-day realities faced by farmers, Farmtario’s Kristy Nudds writes. The post Farm disconnect becomes farm policy disconnect appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorOp/Ed & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Indigenous perspectives and farming need co-operation to move ahead as Canada works towards truth and reconciliation. The post Cutting a path for reconciliation and agriculture: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorOp/Ed & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Farmers need a risk management buffer that actually works and investment that drives advancements forward if Canada is to build resilience. The post Canadian farmers need new tools to support on-farm innovation appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorOp/Ed & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
New Canadians can carry highly diverse emotional experiences with food, a communication with them needs to take that into account.| Manitoba Co-operator
Polls with solid Canadian support for two farm sectors on different sides of the trade war rhetoric shows nuance in the public’s trade priorities.| Manitoba Co-operator
Grocery shoppers in Canada are proudly looking for Canadian food in this age of trade disputes, but is it actually making a dint for U.S. exporters? The post The pride of “Buy Canadian” appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorEditorial & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Canada’s new federal government needs to invest in a strategic trade plan for agriculture and agri-food. The post Trade policy matters, and Canadian agriculture needs to be on the board appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorEditorial & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Senate report, "Critical Ground: why soil is essential to Canada's economic, environmental, human and social health," marks a pivotal shift in how we value soil and soil health. The post Soil: the great unifier appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorEditorial & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Agriculture has to face its workplace shortfalls. The post Editor’s Take: Reflection key to ag labour challenges appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorEditorial & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
PETA has played a significant role in my professional life over the years but, until recently, it had never encroached into one of my off-work passions — the Canadian Football League.| Manitoba Co-operator
Tariffs and trade tensions aside, Canadian agriculture needs the U.S. market and U.S. partners, the author writes. The post OPINION: Relationships between Canada and the U.S. matter appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorOp/Ed & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Canola is a winning industry for Canada, but right now the Canadian farmers growing it are feeling the squeeze from China’s tariffs. The post Canola or cars? Canada can’t save both appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorOp/Ed & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Children have been told for decades not to trust everything they see on a screen; adults today, farmers included, should remember that lesson in their newly online worlds. The post Guarding against misinformation: Do you believe in house hippos? appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorOp/Ed & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Hunting Canada geese in the field requires different tactics than in the marsh; read on for expert tips to a successful 2025 goose hunt in Manitoba fields. The post Goose hunting in the wide fields of Manitoba appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorFarmit Manitoba & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Letter to the editor, sent in reaction Co-operator stories on wildfire smoke implications to human health and agriculture| Manitoba Co-operator
Controversial comments from U.S. top officials do nothing to reassure American poultry trading partners that bird flu in the country is under control.| Manitoba Co-operator
An outline of some of the issues Alberta Beef Producers has brought forward as reasons for a potential membership withdrawal, as well as the Canadian Cattle Association’s response| Manitoba Co-operator
Canada is clinging to a rules-based international trade system: The problem is, that system doesn’t seem to be carrying as much weight.| Manitoba Co-operator
The tariffs that Canadian agriculture is bracing for, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, are not the first time the U.S. has reverted to protectionism.| Manitoba Co-operator
Artificial intelligence could nip food regulation non-compliance at the bud, but it could also detect more issues, leading tomore recalls. The post Artificial intelligence could cut down food recalls — or make them explode appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorOp/Ed & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Kip Eideberg of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says government investment in precision farming technology needs to be scaled up to ensure farms of all sizes across all of Canada get support needed to modernize. The post Now is the time for Canada to rediscover its agricultural edge on the global stage appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorOp/Ed & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
Supply management is a uniquely Canadian triumph that has proven itself over 50 years and Bill C-282 would protect it.| Manitoba Co-operator
Manitoba’s pork industry gives the province a lot to be proud of.| Manitoba Co-operator
Alberta’s Lee Hart is coming out of retirement to revive Hart Attacks, a column readers of the farm journals Grainews or Country Guide might remember.| Manitoba Co-operator
A flood of cheap imported feedstocks like used cooking oil from China is undermining growth in the U.S. biofuel market for crops like canola and soybeans.| Manitoba Co-operator
Variety resistance is getting more specific on crop disease pathogens, but that information must be conveyed in a way that actually helps producers make rotation decisions.| Manitoba Co-operator
Bill C-202 wound up pitting Canadian farmer against Canadian farmer over supply management and trade losses.| Manitoba Co-operator
If Canada doesn’t want supply management, what does it want instead? Canada’s got some internal searching to do as trade tensions with the U.S. continue.| Manitoba Co-operator
Canadian farm groups are laser-focused on trade and tariffs as the federal election approaches, but the key role of food security in national security should not be forgotten.| Manitoba Co-operator